Virginia Tech vs. Alabama Odds (Updated)
Virginia Tech vs. Alabama odds have been updated for Saturday afternoon as Alabama continued to get close to 75 percent of the action in this game. BetUS.com was still offering Alabama at -6 ½. The trend, however, was for this line to move up to -7 so Gambling911.com strongly recommends locking the -6 ½ in now if you like Alabama.
Make no mistake about it, now that we got the Boise St./Oregon game out of the way, Virginia Tech vs. Alabama betting odds are the main focus coming into this weekend for College Football gamblers.
Here are some important betting trends surrounding Virginia Tech vs. Alabama:
Hokies are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
Hokies are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog.
They are, however, only 2-8 ATS in their last 10 non-conference games.
There are not a whole lot of stand out trends involving Alabama pertaining to this game.
Alabama will have another chance Saturday night to use a highly anticipated opener as a springboard to bigger things, writes Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com.
The stakes are once again high for both teams.
"I think the national exposure part of it is a great motivation to play in the game," Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban said. "I don't think any one game can make or break the season. I certainly think that last year our team probably didn't know how good they could be. Obviously, playing against a good team like Clemson and playing well in the game sort of enhanced our confidence."
Virginia Tech vs. Alabama odds can be found at BetUS.com here